Shooting in Saint John prompts ‘hold and secure’ at nearby schools

Schools in uptown Saint John were placed on “hold and secure” Tuesday morning as police searched for three suspects after an apparent shooting that left one man dead.Police responded to reports of gunshots at approximately 10:30 a.m. around King Square and found a 20-year-old male dead in a vehicle on Carmarthen Street, the Saint John Police Major Crime Unit said in a press release. Police then sent a request to “shelter in place,” as well as an emergency “alert ready” notification to mobile devices in the area as officers began to investigate.